One voter had Carmelo as their #1 in the MVP race

[irishock]

LeBron James was officially awarded the 2012-13 NBA Most Valuable Player award on Sunday, earning the honor for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in five seasons.
The only other player to win the award in four of five seasons is Bill Russell (1961, 62, 63, 65), and the only other players to win at least four regular-season MVPs are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan (five), Russell (five) and Wilt Chamberlain (four).
James was one first place vote short of becoming the unanimous MVP, with a pick going to Carmelo Anthony.
Rounding out the top five in voting are Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (765 points), the New York Knicks' Anthony, (475 points, one first-place vote), the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul (289 points), and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (184 points).
James, who led the Miami Heat to a league-best and franchise-record 66-16 mark, was the only player in the NBA to lead his team in scoring (26.8 ppg), rebounding (8.0 rpg) and assists (7.3 apg).

[FkLA]

Dont know which is worse, that or Kobe getting as many MVP votes as he did for leading a loaded team to the 8th seed.

[DeadlyDynasty]

When were the Lakers an 8th seed?

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Dont know which is worse, that or Kobe getting as many MVP votes as he did for leading a loaded team to the 8th seed.

I still laugh when they cry about Kobe not getting the MVP award in 2006.

[HarlemHeat37]

I bet da suns fag killed himself after he heard this news:lol..

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I bet da suns fag killed himself after he heard this news:lol..
He's prolly pissed Jared Dudley didn't get any votes, tbh.

[Clipper Nation]

He's prolly pissed Jared Dudley didn't get any votes, tbh.

:lmao

Now da_suns_fag is gonna bring up some old-ass take of yours from years ago and start a thread about it, hoping it makes people forget the Dudley > Melo take :lol

[FkLA]

When were the Lakers an 8th seed?

Before Kobe went down tbh. MVPau led them to the 7th seed. :downspin:

[DeadlyDynasty]

The same MVPau whose never won a playoff game w/o Kobe?

[FkLA]

The same MVPau who helped Kobe finally get out of the 1st round after the MDE left.

[DeadlyDynasty]

but the same whose never tasted victory once without him, right? Just so we're clear...

[da_suns_fan]

I bet da suns fag killed himself after he heard this news:lol..

I started another thread..just saw this one.

[da_suns_fan]

:lmao

Now da_suns_fag is gonna bring up some old-ass take of yours from years ago and start a thread about it, hoping it makes people forget the Dudley > Melo take :lol

Its amazing how much I dominate this board even when Im not here.

[Juggity]

There's literally no justification for carmelo as #1. I'd very much like to hear which illustrious sports writer made this selection. Could well be the worst vote of all time.

[FkLA]

but the same whose never tasted victory once without him, right? Just so we're clear...

Sure, he won 3 less playoff games than Kobe did the two years he didnt have a solid big man holding his hand. In a recently relocated and 10 year old franchise, not LA btw.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Sure.
Ok, this conversation's over then.

[FkLA]

^How many did Kobe win post-Shaq, pre-MVPau ?

David Lee got an MVP vote btw :lmao

[DeadlyDynasty]

Kobe went 4-8 without without either of them, which is markedly better than 0-16 (with at least 10 of those being double-digit losses). Also, you can't dispute that his supporting cast was arguably the worst in NBA history for a playoff team.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Hate to be that douche that self-claims victory, but when you try to rationalize 0-16 you've already lost. There is no defense for it. None.

[FkLA]

Gasol wasnt 0-16 tbh. There is less defense for 4-8 and quitting imo.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Gasol wasnt 0-16 tbh.
My bad, what's the correct record w/o Kobe?

[Latarian Milton]

nigga is indubitably the best of present day but im not yet ready to say he's already as good as russell, he has the potential to be better than anyone but he still has a lot to do, at least he needs to win another 6-7 rings for miami (which i believe he will)

[AaronY]

Well since Brandon Bass isn't there to shut his ass down now, I'm sure Melo will do much better this series..

[Jt.ONE]

didnt the same shit happen to 2000 shaq? some idiot gave iverson(?) 1 first place vote which prevented the unanimous decision.

[DeadlyDynasty]

didnt the same shit happen to 2000 shaq? some idiot gave iverson(?) 1 first place vote which prevented the unanimous decision.
Fred Hickman...a Philly writer, no less:lol

[mrjap2x]

Who was the one who voted for Melo?

EDIT:
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSiX1jSkhZePRgGa2gDE0SNPDTx_z0l7 AXr21N_bHpJsOYFQBN0

[rayjayjohnson]

Some faggot Boston sportswriter. Not Simmons, though he is also a faggot.

[D-Wade]

Here's the dude who voted for Melo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=V3-7tVOtw7g

[resistanze]

Which players rounded off his top 5?

[FkLA]

Did The GOAT really shoot 57% from the field the entire season? Holy shit. :lol

[spurraider21]

we were joking around here that some douche voter will weigh that late hot run by Melo way too much and ignore that he shot 45% for the season... guess it was true

[Juggity]

This guy has no idea what he's talking about :lol


http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=V3-7tVOtw7g

[Dro210]

Anybody else feel like this guy knew everybody was just waiting for that one idiot to not vote for LeBron, and knew he'd get a ton of publicity out of it and end up all over ESPN??

[D-Wade]

Anybody else feel like this guy knew everybody was just waiting for that one idiot to not vote for LeBron, and knew he'd get a ton of publicity out of it and end up all over ESPN??

Yep this pretty much. Never heard of the dude and needed Stephen A. Smith to cosign his existence. ..

[Leetonidas]

Gasol wasnt 0-16 tbh. There is less defense for 4-8 and quitting imo.

Wasn't it 0-8, two sweeps at the hands of prime Duncan and prime Dirk? tbh that's not as embarrassing as shitting the bed up 3-1 and then quitting in game 7.

doesn't matter though, they both needed each other so it's a moot point. if you want to take the retarded Gasol never won anything before Kobe argument you might as well make the Jordan was only successful because of Pippen argument too

[BUMP]

:lol the guy actually managed to put up a decent argument